American singer-songwriter

Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and live performances, she is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 21st century. Credited with shaping popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Born

1981

September 4

Died

Living

Era

1980s

Country

United States

About

Beyoncé, in brief

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Key dates

1981 Born

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476 Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire.
626 Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.
929 Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg.
1260 The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti.

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The world in 1981

When Beyoncé arrived

april 10 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
april 11 A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
april 12 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
april 14 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 4

Antonin Artaud 1896–1948 French actor and director (born 1896) Émile Bouchard 1919–2012 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1919) Ivan Illich 1926–2002 Austrian priest and philosopher (born 1926) Joan Aiken 1924–2004 English author (born 1924) John DiMaggio 1968– American voice actor Kenzō Tange 1913–2005 Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (born 1913) Luigi Cadorna 1850– Italian field marshal (died 1928) Mark Lewis-Francis 1982– English sprinter Wes Bentley 1978– American actor and producer

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1981

Amanda Beard 1981– American swimmer Amy Lee 1981– American singer, songwriter and pianist André Lotterer 1981– German race car driver Anthony Ervin 1981– American swimmer Audrey Tang 1981– Taiwanese Minister of Digital Affairs and programmer Cameron Winklevoss 1981– American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU Chin-hui Tsao 1981– Taiwanese baseball player Daisuke Sekimoto 1981– Japanese wrestler Dany Heatley 1981– Canadian ice hockey player

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